Rev. Dr. S. Isaiah Harvinaka
"Pastor Isaiah" is a true east coast kid and product of the 2nd Episcopal
District of the AME church. He was born in NC; raised in VA and has been living
in the nation’s capital, DC, since 1995. He is the youngest child to the Rev.
Charles L. Harvin, Sr., former Pastor of Macedonia A.M.E. in VA, and Mrs.
Lillie Harvin. He is a product of the Chesapeake Public School system and
has earned several degrees afterwards: a B. S. in Business Administration from
St. Augustine’s College; a M. Div. and a D. Min. degree both from Howard
University School of Divinity. His dissertation, "African Methodism
Engaging Hip Hop Culture of the 21st Century: From Teaching to Triumph",
was defended and earned in 2007 under the tutelage of Rev. Dr. Cheryl Sanders
and Rev. Dr. Cain Hope Felder. He is a proud member of Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Upon relocating to the Washington metropolitan area, Pastor Isaiah
joined "The National Cathedral of African Methodism",
Metropolitan A.M.E. under the leadership of now Bishop William P. DeVeaux.
While attending Metropolitan, he was a very active member of the Voices of
Inspiration Choir and served as a charter mentor of the Rites of Passage
Ministry. On Friday, March 13th, "Pastor Isaiah" accepted
his call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the leadership of Rev.
Dr. Louis-Charles Harvey, Ph.D., President Emeritus of Payne Theological
Seminary and Presiding Elder of the Potomac District of the Washington Annual
Conference. In 2003, "Pastor Isaiah" was the second of seven
persons to be fully ordained an Itinerant Elder in the A.M.E. church. In
his preaching career, he has had the opportunity to preach and teach the Gospel
domestic and internationally; however, his most memorable engagement
was being the speaker for the ecumenical and prayer services of the first
and only conglomeration of the 9th, 10th and 24th Regiment
of the Buffalo Soldiers in 2009.

"Pastor
Isaiah" has been on the administration of Howard University since
1998 and even there he has able to minister and mentor in the midst of doing
administration. From 1998 to 2005, he served as Youth Pastor within the A.M.E.
and Presbyterian denominations, but in 2005, God elevated "Pastor
Isaiah" to become the 3rd appointed pastor of Christ
Chapel A.M.E. in Sterling, VA. Three years later, in 2008, Pastor Isaiah was
elevated a second time to become the 3rd appointed and first male pastor of
Galilee A.M.E. in the SW section of the nation's capital. In 2012, Rev.
Harvin was elevated a 3rd time to become the 3rd appointed Pastor of
Brookins Faith Temple A.M.E. aka "The Temple" in the New
Carrollton/Lanham, MD area. It has been and continues to be his focus to
"Build A Church from the Inside Out" and his heart, to doing ministry
is about empowering the people of God with the Word of God so
they "will not allow their fear factorto
cause their faith to fail, but focus on
the Father which will force them
to face their foe face forward."

He has delivered sermons
with titles such as "Don’t Get Caught in the System", "P.I.M.P.in’
Ain’t Easy", "Freaks Come Out at Night" and "Let’s
Just Kiss and Say Good-bye". Because of his boldness to believe
God, he finds solace in the words of several biblical icons such as:

David that says,
"...yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil for Thou art with me..." (Ps. 23:4);

Paul that says,
"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." (Phil.
4:13),

But the peace of God that
soothes him is because of God's message, through the Prophet Isaiahwhich
says

"(54:17) no
weapon formed against you shall prosper and you shall refute every tongue
that falsely accuses you..."